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Chinese missile takes down satellite

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:32:13 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: No doubt a direct shot at the U.S. This is crazy.

"If we, for instance, got into a conflict over Taiwan, one of the first things they'd probably do would be to shoot down all of our lower Earth-orbit spy satellites, putting out our eyes," said John Pike of globalsecurity.org, a Web site that compiles information on worldwide security issues.

"The thing that is surprising and disturbing is that [the Chinese] have chosen this moment to demonstrate a military capability that can only be aimed at the United States," he said.

Tags: china, news, politics, missile, war

USAF Thunderbirds

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:15:30 GMT

clipped by: evroptmstc

Clip Source: www.nellis.af.mil

Tags: usaf, military, fighter aircraft

Simunition Training

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 07:02:18 GMT

clipped by: evroptmstc
clipper's remarks: "Ok, listen up. Today we are going to train in a way that should only minimally injure you."

Clip Source: www.af.mil

Paint ball or training?

1/19/2006 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- An Airman with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing fires on an enemy position during simunition training at a forward-deployed location Jan. 17. Simunition training combines paint ball with live bullets that are slightly smaller than actual M-9 and M-16 bullets to prevent injury. Each bullet tip contains paint and detergent, allowing players to know when they are hit. When used with the high-tech helmet and body armor, simunition training allows troops to train under live-fire conditions while causing minimal injuries to participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Strang)

Tags: air force, terrorist, military